Updated: Crews staged, but no emergency landing at Hanscom

Saturday

Feb 8, 2014 at 1:48 PMFeb 8, 2014 at 2:32 PM

Ami Olson

Update: The Galaxy C-5 that experienced an "in-flight" issue over the Atlantic Ocean today continued on to Westover Air Base in Chicopee, Mass., according to scanner reports and our media partner WCVB.

Crews were staged at Hanscom early this afternoon for a possible emergency landing after reports that the plane, carrying 25 passengers, had experienced a loss of cabin pressure.

Earlier: Officials say emergency crews at Hanscom Air Force Base are standing by for a possible emergency landing Saturday afternoon, according to our media partner WCVB.

A Hanscom spokesperson told WCVB that the Air Force Galaxy C-5 took off from Ramstein Air Base in Germany and has 25 military passengers on board. It was scheduled to land at an air base in Chicopee, Mass. The aircraft experienced "an in-flight issue" and may be diverted to Hanscom or an air base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.